Sierra Leone
New Sierra Leone president faces raised expectations
After a narrow victory, the country’s new leader must move quickly to deliver on electoral promises
Sierra LeoneProspects for West Africa in 2018
While positive economic growth beckons for several states, destabilising political divisions will fester
NigeriaCorruption will undermine Sierra Leone’s fiscal gains
Despite development successes, the president’s legacy is overshadowed by graft allegations and poor disaster response
Sierra LeoneAfrican presidents will weigh costs of leaving office
Recent political events in DRC, Ghana and The Gambia raise questions about presidential decisions over leaving office
AfricaProspects for African economies in 2017
Economic growth will vary across the continent shaped in part by external conditions
AfricaProspects for West Africa in 2017
A number of states look to consolidate economic growth; others face democratic backsliding and terrorism threats
West AfricaEffort to curb illicit logging in Africa to fall short
The illicit timber trade is depriving states of substantial revenues, but forms only part of deforestation pressures
AfricaProtests to pile more pressure on Sierra Leone leader
Graft accusations and political clampdowns are galvanising questions over Koroma's legitimacy
Sierra Leone
